Rim for containers



March 27, 1934. A. B. wlLsoN I 1,9523101 RIM FOR CONTAINERS Filed Feb. 5, 1932 Patented Mar; 27, 1934 r 1,952,401 i RIM FOR CONTAINERS Allen B. Wilson, Evanston, Ill., assignor, by mesne assignments, to Morris Paper Mills, Morris, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application February 5, 1932, lSerial No. 591,026

2 Claims. (Cl. 229-55) This invention relates to rims for containers invention is to provide a container having a and its purpose is to provide an improved form detachable upper rim provided with one part exofrim which may be detachably placed upon vatending downwardly on the inside of the conrious forms of containers, such as those used for tainer wall and another part extending ,downj 5 contai ing ice cream, in order to protect the wardly on the outer side thereof so that the 60 uppeedges thereof while they are in use. Accollapsing or distortion of the'wall of the concordi g to the latest improved practice, ice cream tainer is prevented. Other objects relate to vais placed in containers which are made up largerious features of construction and arrangement ly of paper or cardboard so that the container lwhich will appear more fully hereinafter.

1 0 can be thrown away after the ice cream has been The nature of the invention will be understood 65 consumed, thus overcoming the necessity of refrom the following specification taken with the turning the container to the ice cream factory as accompanying drawing, in which one embodi- Was the former practice when metallic containers ment is illustrated. In the drawing, were used. 'Ihese containers, formed largely Fig. 1 shows a side eleva ion of one form of of paper or the like, are relatively light and -container having embodied herein th features 70 before they are assembled intol container form, of the present invention; the outer cylindrical walls thereof are commonly Fig. 2 shows an enlarged top plan view of the folded into fiat condition for convenience in container illustrated in Fig. 1; and

shipping them from the container manufacturer Fig. 3 is a vertical section 'taken on the line to the ice cream factory, and to save space in 3-3 of Fig. 2. 75 storage. These containers are filled with ice In the drawing, the invention is shown as becream at the factory and are shipped to the reing embodied in a container 10 having an outer tailers, who place them in the wells of cooler cylindrical wall 11 formed of a sheet of paper cabinets, Where they are kept until all of the ice 01 the like WhiCh has its edges United in OVeI- cream therein has been served to retail customlapped relation by staples 12 and which is pro- 80 ers. It is necessary to remove the covers from vided with longitudinal indentations or fold these containers when they are inserted in the lines 13 so that it may be folded into a at wells of the cooler cabinets so that the upper condition for shipment. lThis container has a edges of the paper walls have heretofore been bottom wall which'is also formed preferably 30. unprotected and this has resulted in a tendency of paper or the lik`e and this bottom wall is AS5 for the uppe portions of these paper walls to beunited with the wall 11 by an annular metallic come more or less limp and to return partially to rim 14, the means by which this connection is their previous fiattened or folded condition, so established being more fully described in my cothat the upper end of the container has not pending aDDlCaOIl Serial NO- 591,025, 'filed Feb- 5 maintained a round opening for the insertion Aruary 5, 1932. This connection of the annular 90 of the arm of the attendant when serving ice wall 11 with the bottom wall and the bottom cream. In addition, it has been found that due rim 14 is made by the ice cream manufacturer to the light weight of these`containers forme and when the container 10 has been filled with largely of paper, there is a tendency for them to ice cream, a cover is applied, usually by means 40 spin around on their lower ends under the'presof an upper rim. When the filled container is 95 sure of the ice cream scoop, and to lift up with inserted in the well of the ice cream cabinet, the

' the scoopuwhen they are nearly empty, so that cover and upper rim are removed and at that it is difficult for the attendant to remove all of time there is applied to the upper edge ofthe the ice cream therefrom. annular Wall 11 the annular rim 15 which forms The principal object of the present invention 'the principal feature of the present invention. 100

is to overcome the above mentioned difficulties The rim 15 is preferably formed of relatively by providing a detachable ri'n which lmay be heavy metal. For example, it may be formed `placed on the .upper end of a container, such as of an alloy 0f irOIl, lead 01 tin S0 that it may an ice cream container, for example, for the have a comparatively bright and ornamental purpose of maintaining a, (gircular openingat the Jappearance, or it may be formed of steel or iron 105 upper end of the container and to give the conto which a nickel or chromiumplating iS aptainer sufiicient weight so that it will not turn plied, or it may be formed of rustless steel. The around in the well of the ice cream cabinet or rim comprises an upper annular b ody portion 15a klift up when pressure'is exerted thereon through provided along its inner edge with an annular the ice cream scoop. A further object of the depending ange 15b which is adapted to lie in- 110 side of the upper annular edge 11a of the paper wall 11. The body portion 15a also carries an outer depending i'lange 15 which extends downwardly to a considerable extent around the outside of the paper wall 11, being preferably flared outwardly and downwardly on its inner side as shown at 11d in order to facilitate its application to the upper edge of the annular wall. The annular groove 15e which is thus formed on the under side of the rim 15 between the two anges 15b and 15C, is engaged by the upper edge of the annular wall of the container. The upper outer surface of the body portion 15a of the rim is preferably rounded transversely as shown at 15t to provide a convenient surface upon which the attendant may tap his ice cream scoop or the like for the purpose of ejecting any residue of ice cream therein into the container. The weight of this rim is sufficient to hold the container substantially in place against rotative movement even when it is nearly empty and the arrangement of the iianges is such that the upper edge of the container wall is held firmly in circular form. The outer circumference of the rim 15 is only slightly greater than that of the wall 11 so that it may be tted within the Well of the ice cream cabinet and when one container 10 has been emptied-of ice cream, the rim 15 may readily be removed therefrom and subsequently placed upon the `wall of another container.

Although one form of the invention has been shown and described by way of illustration, it will be understood that it may be embodied in various other forms within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a collapsible ice cream container of the class described, a relatively rigid end mount removably associated with the container and comprising a collar tting outside of and' around the upper marginal portion of the container and provided with an inwardly extending flange at its upper end for seating on the upper end of the container to position the collar thereon, said mount being formed of such material and of such size as to provide sucient weight to resist spinning and lifting of the container incident to the scooping of ice cream therefrom when the container is nearly empty.

2. A device for holding a light-weight container in relatively fixed position to facilitate the removal of material from the container, comprising a weighted' collar adapted to removably t around a portion of the container and having means for engaging the container to position the collar around said container portion.

ALLEN B, WILSON. 

